“Mentoring” – Ask people who are involved in some form of mentoring for a definition of the subject and you may receive an informal answer of the formal definition provided by Lois J. Zachary in her book Creating a Mentoring Culture; “Mentoring is best described as a reciprocal and collaborative learning relationship between two (or [...]
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A CLEAR Voz
December 21, 2011
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“Impacting Educational Reform thru Social Change” In last month’s edition of “A CLEAR Voz” I shared with you that the Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research advisory group recently determined that we should focus on addressing two specific areas of need as action items in our equity strand; music and art in [...]
Read morePlaying for Change
November 17, 2011
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Good Morning, Earlier this month (November 4th) I sent a message addressing the importance of having music and art in our schools. This past week the Advisory Group for CLEAR met and agreed that integrating music and art from a cultural perspective in our schools is an equity and access issue that we must actively [...]
Read moreFCC program to narrow digital divide
November 13, 2011
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This article appeared in the LA Times on November 9: FCC launching $4-billion program to narrow digital divide The FCC aims to make high-speed Internet access and computers more affordable for more than 25 million mainly low-income Americans. By Alexa Vaughn, Los Angeles Times In Fresno County, one of the poorest counties in the nation, [...]
Read moreCreative expression is important for all children
November 4, 2011
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I went to see a wonderful elementary school play last night (our granddaughter did a fantastic job by the way!!) and was reminded of the importance of having music and art in our schools. What came to mind was that many of our schools don’t have the funding to put on such a play…this is [...]
Read moreA CLEAR Voz
November 2, 2011
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CLEAR Voz October 2011 Although I rarely visit the website of AERA, the American Educational Research Association (as a member, I should use it much more often) I recently came across a statement written by the President of the organization and the Chair of next year’s conference while researching a particular topic. The theme [...]
Read moreTwo Minutes on Mentoring
November 2, 2011
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Two Minutes on Mentoring November 2011 In September I began this short series of writings by sharing that the ancient Greeks considered effective mentoring to be grounded in three critical areas; ethics, relationships, and logic. Having previously shared thoughts on both ethics and relationships, this month’s focus will be on that of “logic.”I won’t pretend [...]
Read moreOnline learning challenges
October 28, 2011
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Online or blended learning is another way to reach more students so more students earn their high school diplomas. Online or blended courses may not be for every student, but there is great potential to provide more education for more students delivered in a medium that students are more familiar with than many adults. CLEAR [...]
Read moreMixed Race Families
October 13, 2011
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The experiences of “mixed race” children who often describe themselves as living “between two worlds” is often overlooked as we address issues of race, culture, and equity. Among American children, the multiracial population has increased almost 50 percent, to 4.2 million, since 2000. Read more about it in this New York Times article.
Read moreTwo Minutes on Mentoring – October 2011
October 4, 2011
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Two Minutes on Mentoring October 2011 If now is not the time for mentoring…I don’t know when the time will be. Each evening, I have occasion to watch as newscasters speak of a world seemingly spinning faster and faster. Communication occurs at a moment’s notice. From one side of the world to the other…we [...]
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